Health & Outreach

NIMH supports research on the following:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
• Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness)
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Prevention
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia
• Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)
• Suicide Prevention

These disorders occur in:

• Children & Adolescents
• Older Adults
• Men
• Women

Additional Information/Resources

Visit the NIMH Mental Health Topics Page for additional mental health information.

Visit the NIMH Publications Page for booklets, fact sheets, and easy-to-read materials on the above topics. Some of these publications are in Spanish.

Visit BringChange2Mind.org to find out about a national anti-stigma project.

NIMH Outreach

The Office of Constituency Relations and Public Liaison (OCRPL) oversees most NIMH public liaison activities. It consists of the:

• Outreach Partnership Program — enlists national and state organizations in partnerships to help bridge the gap between research and clinical practice
• Professional Coalition for Research Progress — brings together professional constituent organizatons to discuss the latest developments at NIMH and the direction of NIMH-funded research
• Alliance for Research Progress — brings together patient and family advocates to discuss research advances and priorities

Educational Curriculum on the Science of Mental Illness

Students gain insight into the biological basis of mental illnesses and how scientific evidence and research can help us understand its causes and lead to treatments and, ultimately, cures.

NREPP

NREPP, a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.